health disparities

The analytics company said the expanded dataset could help its customers address racial health disparities.

Zoom’s mobile browser client would allow patients to simply click a link sent from their providers to join a telehealth appointment, nixing the need to download an app.

Jason Jones, chief data scientist at Health Catalyst, says augmented intelligence, not artificial intelligence, is especially important when building predictive models that improve, not drive, health disparities.

Ian Slade, chair of the HIMSS Chapter Advocacy Taskforce, says the huge disparity in health literacy is affecting how people navigate the labyrinth of healthcare.

Researchers from Kantar Health suggest that as telehealth services continue to be used, inequalities in access and usage should be monitored to find ways to close healthcare gaps.